Hmm, after all the great feedback and working very hard (and succeeding!) for last three weeks to get my sad brain to shut up and my body to get into the pool, I fell and broke my hand. :shakeshead:
So now my question is, has anyone ever swum in a waterproof cast (doctor said it was a possibility once I'm a little bit healed)? I've asked a few people and have been advised against it, in that they say these casts begin to reek quite quickly (I'm assuming that at least for a few weeks I won't be able to take it on/off).
Perhaps this will be my opportunity to cross-train extensively.... Take up ballet again.... Shoot! is all I can say. Four to eight weeks of cast-ville.
Advice re waterproof casts? (I did search here but nothing popped up.)
isobel
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I had a waterproof cast on my foot/ankle/calf for 6 weeks. I swam with it, but there were places that never dried out so got a bit funky. I found that a combination vacuum cleaner (I used a shop vac with an "edger" attatchment worked to suck out the water mid-cast) then a hair dryer worked. I also used to put one of those ceramic heaters with the fan on "hi" right near my leg after it got wet (while eating, watching TV, etc.)
If the cast breaks (water helps do that...) then your insurance co. may pay for a replacement.
I had a waterproof cast on my foot/ankle/calf for 6 weeks. I swam with it, but there were places that never dried out so got a bit funky. I found that a combination vacuum cleaner (I used a shop vac with an "edger" attatchment worked to suck out the water mid-cast) then a hair dryer worked. I also used to put one of those ceramic heaters with the fan on "hi" right near my leg after it got wet (while eating, watching TV, etc.)
If the cast breaks (water helps do that...) then your insurance co. may pay for a replacement.
